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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

Brevities.-A supper for the benefit of
the Ladies' Working Society of the Presby-
terian church will be held in the room lately
occupied by Mrs. Lucy A. Wilson, Percy
building, Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, next, 22d and 23d insts. 1t promises to
be an affair most pleasant, bountiful and
elegant, and the ladies want every reader of
this paragraph to attend.
The Workman can get just as much more
and successfully worse" of the same sort as
it wants. And the supply shall always ex-
Ceed the demand. Inshallah
Venus as well as spring comes slowly up
this way. The star brightens every evening
and serves as a diamond whercwth to pin up
the pink curtain at the close of day. Seen
with the unaided eye the planet glows and
sparkles; seen through a telescope or an extra
strong opera glass it is as a charming little
half-moon or a slice from rare-ripe Della
ware peach, beautl1ied and set in the sky.
The funeral services of the infant child of
Charles Latham were held in the NJ E.
Church Sunday afternoon, and large con-
course of people attended,
"An Open Letter." by Hon. William Brace,
is published by request of Il number of re-
pubicans.
cold breeze sweeps down on Cumberland
from Frostburg this morning. We hope the
Workman will have its overcoat on.
"Mapul Sugar" writing from Piney Grove,
mailed his letter too late for this issue. 1t
will appear next.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians looked
and marched well Thursday morning.
A description of the new fire bell will ap-
pear next week
The Sparks Brothers Australian Speciality
company exhibited in Ravenscraft's Opera
House Thursday and Friday evenings to de-
lighted audiences. 1t is pronounced good
show. Be sure and attend this Saturday.
evening.
Bring out the best men for Mayor and
Councilmen.
Spit on your hands now, Workman but
don't rub them, or away goes a mouthful of
those available brains.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

will attach no Importance to this fact
But we put it to the Industrious
saving man, who, in spite of the
wreck and desolation of enforced idle.
ness, has survived with his home in
tact, if it is not time for him to scan
the impossible gulf between blind
obedience to a binder oligarchy, and a
business regard for his own welfare
and that of his house
In conclusion, it may be stated as a
settled fact that no solid, durable
prosperity can obtain or hold in a
community which bends to the domin-
alton of any class.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

WHATEVER concern may be felt for
US by any one of the set who read the
Workman with any degree of serious.
ness, no matter how much or little,
it is absolutely and wholly unwarrant-
ed. All the harm the vile story allu
ded to by the depraved sheet could do
has been accomplished. 1t could do
no more if kept before the public every
day forever, more especially 80 long as
it is retained as the property of the
Workman or its alien pen.
In all candor, therefore, the Work.
man can rehash this business with va
riations once week indefinitely. Its
space is valuable, we know, but this
is a morsel, once chewed, which no
other paper in the county has stomach
enough to digest. 1t is cud, of which
We would rob no ruminant, particular
ly in an instance where it affords his
occiput that very peculiar sort of grey
matter which takes mastication for
thought and slobber for intellect.
The JOURNAL will go on as usual
and say what it pleases about any and
all printed utterances of the Workman,
or any other paper, that demand crit
icism. And whoever thinks we will
be deferred in the slightest degree by
innuendo or threat of any kind will
find himself mistaken.
AS to the part 81. A. l5il" is said to
be taking in this matter we are rather
inclined to credit portion Of the re-
port made by the Workman. We are
sincerely glad to learn and to believe
that it is "for peace" in consonance
with the constitutional profession of
the great order of which it is a part.
With some skepticism. not to say fear,
however, we learn that the kind of
brain we have described is available
within the syndicate which seems both
to own the Workman and to regard it
as property" Can this be true7
If so, both are entitled to pity, or
contempt, as the virtue of the specta-
tor may suggest. Either, or both, or
neither suits the JOURNAL, for in case
of war it is just as ready to fight reg
iment Of such people as one double file.
Out of it all we should emerge smiling
and war or no war, as matter of fact,
we expect to live to see the day when,
dropped by its guardians, boycotted by
its nurses and damned by its progeni-
tors, the Workman will do its thinking
with its liver and carry on its breath
ing apparatus through its armpits.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

deems this scarcely safe time for purely
business ventures in these localities, as values
are entirely too high, necessitating sooner or
later reaction. Undoubtedly III time. when
values become fixed there will be safer op-
portunities in the places named. He says
that the wages of mechanics and laborers are
low as large percentage of this class, es-
pecially the latter, are colored and can be had
at low figures as they prefer town to planta-
ton life. Mr.. Wingert was accompanied as
far as Washington by Mrs. Wingert, where
she renamed. On his return both visited
Master Harry, who is now finishing his
Freshman year at Gettysburg college Harry
is doing well in mis- studies, but was more or
less unwell from malaria contracted, it is
supposed, while attending Oxford Academy
last year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

Personal.-The friends of Mrs. John
CLANCY, of the Shaft were pleased to see her
in town this week, having almost entirely
recovered her sight, after an operation for
cataract performed on her eyes some weeks
since by DIR. Jones. Mrs. CLANCY was
scarcely able to get around at all before the
operation.
c. +. Mayer president of the Consolidation
coal company, was recently elected president
of the Tide-Water canal company. He is
also president of the Despard gas coal COM
pany of West Virginia, and reverting to canals
again he is president of the Susquehanna
canal company. The Susquehanna canal is
the oldest waterway in the State, perhaps in
the United States. Among its distinguished
projectors it numbered Charles Carroll, of
Carrolton. Mr.. Mayer rounds up his presi-
denotes with that of the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania railroad company, whose road
is the greatest of its length in the world.
1t is feared that Patrick Dorsey of Garrett
county, living several miles up the National
pike will lose his eyesight
The family of George Miller removed to
Oakland this week.
Superintendent Clark, of the American coal
company, Homecoming, confined to his house.
several weeks by indisposition, is rapidlS
improving.
Lieut.. c. b. Gatcwood, of Gen. Nelson A.
Miles staff, left with his family ThursdaYl
for Los Angeles, California, Gen. Miles head
quarters.
DR.. D. P. Fitch's family have gone on
visit to friends near Fairmont, w. Va.
Henry Spitznos, who has been in the U. S.
Army for five years, returned home Friday.
Mrs. John Davis, Of Borden mine, is con.
fined to her bed prostrated by recent bereave-
ments.
Mrs. Shearer has purchased the Kern prop
erty and will move into the same the 1st of
April Part of the property will be occupied
by Mr.. Gooding.
S. NJ. Jones and family returned home
Thursday from delightful visit to Washing
ton, Pa.
| Mrs. J. p. Wilson, of Cumberland, spent
last Tuesday with Mrs. r. p Mason! vu
Mrs. Charles W. Shaw, who for some
past has been quite sick at the resident
Mrs. Dewitt, of Westernport, is, we
pleased to hear, on the road to recovery
Mrs. John McCulloh, who has been lain
up for some time with broken thigh, csllisedN
by fall upon the foor is slowly improving
Miss Maggie Matheney, of Lonaconn
spent last week with Mrs John ]. Keller,
aunt.
Miss Rose Habcrlein has recently been
| teaching as q substitute for Miss Aggie Davis
at Allegany, who has now, however, returned
| to her duties.
Messrs. Richard Beall, Jethro Jeffries and
John n. Carson are election judges for April 4. l..
Mrs. Lutte Savage of Berkely Springs, W.
Va, spent last Sunday in town.
Samuel Johns, of Oakland former resi-
dent of this place, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
John A. Wagner.
Walter Edwards has been east this week.
Mrs. Wilson, mother of DR.. Wilson, left for
home Wednesday after quite a sojourn here.
Abraham Douglas, son of Capt. Douglas,
of Lonaconing, spent few days in town this
week prior to his departure for Dakota.
Mrs. Millhouse, of Somerset Pa, is VISIT
ing H. B. Colborn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

FROsTBURG's baseball boom for 1887
has not yet Clipped in for serious at
tention. though intimations of a re-
vival in both Cumberland and Iona
coming have been heard. The contest
between our two gallant neighbors
will be hot one for second place as
usual.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

RECENT transactions in real estate
here and throughout the region 60 to
show that the "50-cent. per ton boom"
grows louder day by day, and the year
1887 promises to 60 on record as one of
the most prosperous in our history.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19
Sale of illegany County (MTyland
INSANE ASYLUM
8 % R I'D - =.
OFFICE OF
OFFICE OF
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
CUMBERLAND, MD, March 7, 1887.

IHE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ?
CUMBERLAND, MD, March 7, 1887.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
IN Sealed Proposals will be received by the
Board of Commissioners of Allegany county,
Maryland, until 10 o'clock q. m, on the 2Sth
day of March, 1887, for Insane Asylum Bonds
of said county to the amount of $4,000.
These bonds are issued by authority Of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of Mary
land. passed at the January session. 1884
chapter 49, entitled "An Act to repeal the sixth
subsection of chapter 267 of the Acts of AS
sembly passed at the January session, $780,
entitled IAN Act to add new section to the
first article of the Code of Public Local Laws
entitled "Allegany county to be subtitled
"Insane Asylum" and to vest in the County
Commissioners of said county additional
powers relating to care of insane persons
and re enact the same with amendments"
The bonds bear interest at the rate of per
centum per annum, payable semi-anIually
Ton the first day of April and October of each
year, and are exempt from county and mu-
nicipal taxes. They are of the denomination
of $500 each, and issued bearing date April
LIST, 1887, to mature as follows:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

POLITICIANS and reiigionists have
undertaken to edit the JOURNAL this
week, and the advertisers "whom we
have with us always" have readable
articles on this and other pages in
prominent display type that he who
runs may read. Consequently the
Workman does not receive the space its
exotic brains imagine it deserves.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19
Proposals Wanted.
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
CUMBERLAND, March 7, 1887.

oFFlCE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, +
CUMBERLAND, March 7, 1887.
CFALED PROPOSALS will be received
- by the County Commissioners for the fol-
lowing work at Evitt's Creek, near Frantzs
Ford, in District No. IA
First-For building two wood Abutments,
7x2O feet, and filling at approaches to bridge.
Second-For building one wooden Pier,
4x20 feet.
Third-For constructing two 45-feet Spans
truss bridge over Evitt's Creek, at Frantz's
Ford.
Bids are to be made in whole for above work.
Plans and specifications can be seen at the
Commissioners Office on and after March 7,
1887.
Bids to be delivered to the undersigned ON
or BEFORE 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ,
Monday, March 2S, 1887.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
T. A. LEONARD,
March 12-3t Clerk.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19
ORDER NISI.

ORDERED, This 10th day of March, 1887,
Oby the Circuit Court for Allegany county.
Maryland, in Equity, that the sale made and
reported in the above cause by William C.
Devecmon, trustee, to Timothy Bone, be rat
flied and confirmed. unless cause thereof to
the contrary be shown on or before the ID
day of April, 1887; provided copy of this
order be printed in some newspaper published
in Alegany county, Nd, once q week for
three successive weeks before the I'd day Of
April 1887.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S497. 80. THEO. LUMAN, Clerk.
True copy. Test: THEo. LUMAN, Clerk.
March l2-3t
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

ONE of the evils that is helping
most to put good many laboring men
and other people on their backs in
fatigue dress in this country is the
food of reports and essays upon the
"labor question" that is being turned
loose through our so-called labor
papers by lot of lazy louts who never
did click" of work only with their
mouths, and who couldn't tell an
honest day of toll from a Fourth of
July if they should see the two
together.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19
SIXTEENTH YEAR.-NO. 26 +

A SPECIAL correspondent of til
Times whoops up some Frostbur:
boys, old and young, in style truly
Carlyleian.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

ONE of the surest signs that winter
still fingers in the lap of spring is seen
in the fact that eggs have jumped
from Is to IS cents dozen. The hens
are assured, therefore, that "the.
have won all the substantial points of a
great victory"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

"MAY wheat" says dispatch, ''goes
whirling down" This, no doubt, I'm
accord with the old proverb,) growing
out of "pecks of dust in March"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

A GREAT fraud thrust on popular
attention seeking support is the pro-
posal to to keep convicts in idleness at
vastly increased cost to every man who
pays taxes, or who contributes in any
way to the support of government. 1t
means harder labor, longer hours to
the honest worker, with very doubtful
chances of getting better pay. Worse
than all, it means certain plan to
make the penitentiary a pleasure re-
sort and to multiply candidates for a
protracted picnic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

A Qucstion.-"The Frostburg JOURNAL as
a person perambulated our unincorporated
muddy streets Monday" says the the Iona
coming Star. Yes but please ask Squire
Eickhorn what became of that wagon?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19
"The Billy Goat on Smiths Island"

1t is well known that Geclension in public
morals is keeping pace with declension in re.
ligious things. A good illustration may be
found in the statistics gathered by Mr.. George
r. Stetson i'll the once banner State of good
old Massachusetts,, which show that the GRIM
inal population there has more than doubled
itself IN the last thirty years; that the ratio of
divorced persons has increased from to 3, ,14
in 1868 to to l, ,537 in 1880; that while the
population of the State increased in that time
81 per cent, the ratio of divorced persons was
104 per cent.
Again, the Voice, reliable Temperance pa
per, published in New York city, says:
The consumption of beer has increased
since 1910 1918 per cent wine 400 per cent,
and ardent spirits over OO per cent.
In 1910 the people of the United States used
gallons of liquor to one man; in 1888 it vas
increased to II gallons During the years
preceding 1884 the population increased Is
per cent. the consumption of distilled spirits
increased over "A per cent. that of malt
liquors over GO per cent. The production of
the latter increased from l, ,62S, ,934 barrels in
1888 to 1855, ,6l9 barrels in 1884. The num-
ber of persons engaged i'll the business in 1885
was 25l ,435, an increase of about 1900 over
previous year. All this, too, in view Of what
has been done to stem the torrent.
In regard 10 churches things look no better.
In 1880, in the city Of Boston, there was l
church to every 1,6OO people; in Chicago to
2,OSl in New York to 2,36S; in st. Louis l
to $500. The city of Chicago will illustrate
the steady increase Of irreligious population
in our large cities in proportion to our church
accommodations In 1910 there was church
to every 747 of the population; in 1871 to
every /, ,OO9; in 1862 to every 1901; in 1870
to every 1883; in 1880 to every 2,c81. In
the "city of churches" Brooklyn, and in
the "city of brotherly love-" Philadelphia,
to-day only one fourth Of the Inhabitants attend
the churchesi What, then, shall be said Of the
increase of the irreligious population outside
of the United States? And outside of christ
endomr And especially throughout heathen'
dom?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

THE Homecoming Rerieu of yester-
day printed request of l.. AS No.
Abb, 9,l33 and 9,l37 for an advance
of 10 cents per ton, etc., containing
the following as a reason:
We make this request in view of the fact
that all operators that ship coal east have
already made the above advance except the
companies at or near this place.
The request is stated in good tone,
is reasonable and ought to granted.
But we fear that Pocahontas has not
united with the soft coal regions in
protecting the tide trade. Unless this
step has been or will be taken no ad-
vance is probable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19
The Outlook still UnTavorablc.

FRosTBURa, Mp, March IA, 1887.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
As read "A Gospel Witness" he asks a
simple question, viz:
In view of certain figures how long will it
take, at the rate we are going in our favored
christian land, to convert the whole world?
The question was asked ironically, because
of a class of preachers who fiatter themselves
the gospel will do it.
In the editors comments first page, last
column) there is a mistake in stating the
question. 1t is not the ultimate conversion
of the world to christianity" or, more proper
ly, to Christ, that is conceded, but rather how
is 1t to be brought about-whether by preach
ing the gospel, or the personal coming of
Jesus? And if by preaching the gospel, how
long, at the rate we are going in the United
States. will it take?
The gentleman referred to by the editor,
who dscoursed on the subject, met the ques-
ton fairly and answered it as to him seemed
good, namely, "6l5 years." or about the year
$500.
AS for that tother, halleuiah "kingdom-
come" feller, with all his pretences to smart
ness about want of application of Gospel
Witness researches" he didn't know enough
to make an application Of his own figures.
Gospel Witness thinks it will take longer
than 1915 years to bring all in the United
States into what Is called ''the church )" for it
Is evident since the last census, if not before,
the tide is against the church. The large in
crease of a religious population has very much
ceased, and strong element Of an irreligious
character has been coming like flood, and is
making itself felt both in politics and religion.
For instance, in q we'll advertised religious
meeting on q Lords day afternoon, in one of
the largest cities of the Union, there were
present 125 persons; but the same afternoon
at the same hour there were assembled at the
"fair grounds" 10000 people to witness ''Buf-
falo Bill and the Cowboys Exhibition" The
same week, on stormy evening, there were
IA persons present at the regular weekly meet
ing Of large and tlourishing church in the
centre of the city at the same time 5000 peo-
pie assembled in the opera house to witness
ballet girls perform 1t is pretty generally
understood that comparatively few protesting
christians are really separated from the world
and loyal to Christ; that the Lords day is re-
garded unto the Lord by comparatively few;
that very few among church members can
find time or make it convenient to attend the
prayer meeting; few, too, care to go to the
house of God, specially in the evening, unless
it is to hear some jimcrack Of a preacher,
whose subject is announced in the Sunday
morning papers as
"How to Get Married."
"The Chinese Question"
THAT Daughter of Yours"
Cremation"
"Boycotting,"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

Recent Sales.-Mrs. Mary f. Kern to
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Shearer, house and lot on the
Avenue, 81, 500.
F. C. Peall and Mrs. Annie Beall to Mrs.
Diana Colhorn, house and lot on Main street,
adjoining i. C. Beall, 81 800.
Several smaller properties, sold by the
latter, are not yet Of record.
The demand for real estate generally is
quite active-more so, in fact, than for years.
The supply is limited. Hence, this is the time
to buy, or, better still, to build.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-03-19

THE activity in real estate move
ments is as brisk as though it had
been going for months instead of
very few weeks.
Some people have found all at once
that it is cheaper to own property than
to rent.
Others that there is really lack of
dwellings and more must be put up.
What is at the bottom of thisa
The JOURNAL will tell.
1t is ~ cents Il ton.
More than this especially it is so
cents ton conferred upon the COM
munity unasked.
Had it come after demand" par
ticularly after ''strike," real estate
would not be worth cent more than
it was during $780, 81, the period of
master workman despotism.
There are those among miners who